Sunday, June 03, 2007
Bad News!!
Back Story: So in a previous post, I mentioned that we did a HUGE amount of climbing last weekend. I didn't really go into how much of a problem I was having at the end of those climbs. I was having a pretty intense pain on the lower part of my right hamstring (near the knee but on the side closest to the inside). It really only appeared when I would try to climb or put a lot of power into the cranks. It got bad enough that I actually got off and walked some of the hills. I didn't think anything of it because it didn't hurt when i walked on it or while I was resting. Just assumed a minor strain from too much exertion climbing.
Fast forward to this week: I haven't even thought about the pain in my leg as it hasn't been an issue at all during my running or weight training this week. I am really much more focused on trying to fend off any possible overuse running injuries from ramping up my run miles (which I am doing fine by the way). Went for a long ride today (mapped out a 70+ mile ride) but about 5 miles in (at the first steep climb) my leg flared up again and seemed to get worse at each climb. Luckily, the ride back to the car was downhill, but now I am worried that I have an actual injury to deal with (the first since I started doing triathlons). I've got ice on it now and I will see if I can still run on it tomorrow. If so then I will likely just stay off the bike until Saturday when we go to Lake Berryessa and then I can talk to the coaches about what I should do then.
This is really not a good time for an injury! I'm sort of in the final push to the end and really need to keep my training volume up in order to get through this. Hopefully this is just a minor strain and will clear up in a week or so.
Fast forward to this week: I haven't even thought about the pain in my leg as it hasn't been an issue at all during my running or weight training this week. I am really much more focused on trying to fend off any possible overuse running injuries from ramping up my run miles (which I am doing fine by the way). Went for a long ride today (mapped out a 70+ mile ride) but about 5 miles in (at the first steep climb) my leg flared up again and seemed to get worse at each climb. Luckily, the ride back to the car was downhill, but now I am worried that I have an actual injury to deal with (the first since I started doing triathlons). I've got ice on it now and I will see if I can still run on it tomorrow. If so then I will likely just stay off the bike until Saturday when we go to Lake Berryessa and then I can talk to the coaches about what I should do then.
This is really not a good time for an injury! I'm sort of in the final push to the end and really need to keep my training volume up in order to get through this. Hopefully this is just a minor strain and will clear up in a week or so.
